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Old 05-15-2008, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by billy ross View Post
Philly was cursed to have more than our share of awful utopian public housing complexes, which have proven to be hellholes. Quite a few have been demolished or simply renovated into much more desirable housing, stuff which would make a good neighbor, and these changes have positively affected many city neighborhoods. Unfortunately, as you discovered, it hasn't happened around 46th and Market quite yet.
Actually it has... just north and west of Market St, toward Haverford Ave and Fairmount Ave.
That's where the Lucien Blackwell homes are. And, no, I don't want to get into
a big discussion about his widow and her ties to that project!
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